Kite Club Maui

Aloha and thank you for visiting Action Sports Maui Kite Club Maui. Specializing in watersports instruction for all ages and levels. From beginners to advanced surfers, SUPers, Kiters or Windsurfers we will tailor a rental or lesson program that is perfect for you!!! Visit us at www.actionsportsmaui.com for more information.
Aloha and see you on the water!

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

IKO offers insurance for riders and Instructors.

Now Available, IKO Member, Rider, and Instructor insurance! Not available anywhere else!!! 

The International Kiteboarding Organization (IKO) has announced a new and unique kiteboard insurance program available to its members located in the United States. The sports insurance offers unmatched competitive rates and the most comprehensive general liability, medical and dental coverage of up to $1,000,000 for each kiteboarding incident.
Moreover, IKO has added a worldwide coverage endorsement, making this the leading kiteboard service available for US-based kiteboarders, instructors and schools.
"The top-notch standards maintained by IKO and its members are what make it possible to negotiate the best kiteboard insurance rates available in the United States," explained Frederic Bene, president and co-Founder of IKO.
"Because of our experience and commitment to safety, we have accurately assessed the risk, and determined what the best kiteboard insurance should cover for kiteboarding, snow and power kiting."
Most beaches in United States require kiteboard instructors to obtain proper permitting, and comprehensive insurance coverage. However, the benefits of insurance go beyond merely meeting a requirement, but serve to mitigate risk. "An instructor could have only one accident in an entire career of teaching, and that one accident could cause him or her to lose everything," says David Dorn, IKO’s training director.
"For kiteboard riders, lacerations are the most common. I have seen medical costs exceed $100 per stitch and broken bones between $5,000-$25,000.”
IKO's insurance program covers injuries or death of participants, spectators, volunteers and from property damage, activities necessary to conduct practices as well as cost of investigation, defense and more. The medical benefit covers up to $25,000 and for accidental death and dismemberment, $5,000. Kiteboard insurance premiums cover a 52-week period.
For more information click here: https://ikointl.com/iko.php?page=iko-insurance.php

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Maui Tsunami at Kite Beach

TSUNAMI, KITE BEACH MAUI 3/11/11
The Hawaiian islands had a tsunami hit the state on Thursday, 3/11/11.  The tsunami was caused by a major 8.8 earthquake that hit Japan.  The state of Hawaii had a mandatory evacuation Thursday evening when we were issued a tsunami warning for the entire state. The tsunami hit at about 3:30am with a 6.5 foot wave coming in to Kahului harbor. The water surged all the way up to the Kahului post office (which is pretty far in). Luckily Kanaha Beach (kite beach) only suffered minor damage. Trees were uprooted, logs moved, some fences knocked down, but all in all we were very lucky.
Yesterday we went to the beach to check out the damage, there were about 25 people volunteering with the beach clean up. We all cleaned up the trash, moved rocks, moved the giant logs out of the shore line and removed all the dead trees. The tsunami also brought in new sand and now kite beach has a whole new look!!
Kite Beach after tsunami

moving large logs out of the shorebreak
Tom moving rocks and debris
cleaning debris off beach